What is 'chica' when translated from Spanish to English?

Piccola and ragazza are Italian equivalents of the Spanish Word chica. Context makes clear whether "little one" as an adjective (case 1) or "girl" as a noun (example 2) suits. The respective pronunciation will be "PEEK-ko-la" or "ra-GAT-tsa" in Pisan Italian and "TCHEE-ka" in Uruguayan Spanish.